From:
"kazpat1"
Date: 2007-05-08 03:51:10 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: weakness, difficulty walking..
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
The most common problem would be insulinoma, causing low blood sugar.
When the symptoms happen the glucose is so low the brain is sluggish
and there are neurologic signs.
When you go in, get some blood work done. Especially at that age, it
is important to check blood count, kidney function and blood glucose-
if the vet draws blood to send out, have him put a drop on an inhouse
glucose monitor for a quick answer so you don't have to wait a day for
the official lab results.
Insulinoma can be managed. Medications, careful attention to diet and
meals. Even surgery.
IT may be something else, so start with the blood tests and vet check.
Please see if you can get in tomorrow- if low blood sugar starting
treatment sooner is the best option.
You can read more about insulinoma in the meantime and see if that
seems to fit.
Patty Kazcorowski
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "nicole110711" <nicolel1182@...>
wrote:
>
> Hello, me and my husband have a 5/6 year old ferret. Recently we have
> noticed that she is losing weight, we can feel her ribs and backbone.
> She also sleeps more than usual and when she does get out of bed she
> falls over several times, sometimes its her front legs that can't walk
> and others its her back legs. She just scoots across the floor most of
> the time on her side until we pick her up and put her back in her bed.
> She still wants to eat and drink and poops/pees just fine.
> She isn't really losing hair, but its thinning.
> thank you
>
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